2 edition of Language testing matters found in the catalog.
Language testing matters
ALTE Conference (3rd 2008 Cambridge, England)
Published
2009
by Cambridge University Press in New York
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Written in
Edition Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. ).
| Statement | edited by Lynda Taylor and Cyril J Weir |
| Series | Studies in language testing -- v. 31 |
| Contributions | Taylor, Lynda, Weir, Cyril J. |
| Classifications | |
|---|---|
| LC Classifications | P118.75 .A48 2008 |
| The Physical Object | |
| Pagination | p. cm. |
| ID Numbers | |
| Open Library | OL24461253M |
| ISBN 10 | 9780521163910 |
| LC Control Number | 2009029002 |
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